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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-TNR |
| MSN: | C1/0018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wanaka Airport, Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | WKA |
| WKA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-TNR crashed at the Wings Over Wanaka airshow. The pilot, Ian Reynolds died in the accident. The TAIC investigation cited departure from recent aerobatic display ventures, lack of a pre-planned program of manoeuvres, and misjudgement of loss of height or mistaken impression of height above the ground, before commencing the manoeuvre.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 94-011
2. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=748060 [picture of wreckage]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1966 | HB-TUB | Amlikon Flugplatz (LSPA) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Dec-2008 10:49 | angels one five | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2009 22:08 | XLerate | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2011 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 08-Nov-2011 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 11-Apr-2012 22:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 18:38 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Mar-2021 12:39 | SeniramUK | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2021 11:08 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 22:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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